This is a cherry. It was the last one, and I had to take a picture before I ate it. They were special white cherries and cost about $8 a box. I still bought them, cause I love cherries. "Life is like a chairful of bowlies!" ~ Mary Engelbreit
In unrelated news, Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease is going around the school. Everyone was calling it Foot and Mouth Disease which Kathy and I were quite sure was the technical name for Mad Cow, right? That seemed odd, so I looked it up online. Two very different things. Hand, foot and mouth is common in Taiwan and Malaysia during the summer, and it is not serious. Mostly spread among children, had a few fatalities in 1998, so the school takes it very seriously.
All the more reason to wash my hands all the time. It still seems like a hopeless cause, because it seems that NO ONE in Taiwan washes their hands with soap. I grew up with a very germ-concious mother, and I know that splashing water on your hands does nothing. Alas. It just baffles me that just an island or two over is Japan, where sanitation is stict and hygenie is very important. If anyone could clue me into why Japan is so clean and hygenic and most Taiwanese don't even use soap, I would appreciate it. It's just one of those cultural differences that is starting to get to me, as the end is in sight.
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Same here. Considering how many cherry trees there are in this country the price is depressing.
For the hygiene - we have toilet paper and clean loos in most public toilets here. Soap isn't always available though.
When are you leaving?
When did you start not liking it?
Actually, I still love it. I'm signing another ten month contract starting in September. However, I am thrilled at the thought of going back to Canada for two months of summer vacation. I love teaching, but talking all day every day has been tiring. I'm ready to spend two months quietly studying in Halifax. I'm doing three intensive summer classes to start my Masters in Relief and Development at Dalhousie University. I can't wait to get back on the other side of the classroom.
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